Museum Mile Festival
To be held June ??, 2015 from 6pm - 9pm
Nine major museums along Fifth Avenue from 82nd Street to 105th Street
(basically, from the Met to El Museo del Barrio) are open late with free
admission. Fifth Avenue is closed to traffic; there are street perfor mers,
artists, food vendors, etc.
Fifth Avenue from 82nd Street to 105th Street, NYC NY

Local Exhibits

"The Diligent Needle: Instrument of Profit, Pleasure, and Ornament"
This exhibition showcases the evolution of needlework and the prominent role it played in women’s lives
during the 17th through 19th centuries. It opens with the diligence and skill required to learn and excel
at needlework and delves into the various applications of the skill with sections on diligence, profit, pleasure,
and ornament, featuring stunning visual examples
To be held August 23, 2014 – July 5, 2015

"A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans & the Art of Everyday Life"
"Explore the unique world of the Pennsylvania Germans and their colorful folk art, including
decorated manuscripts, textiles, and pottery, in this exhibition highlighting recent acquisitions
from the estate of legendary collector and scholar Frederick S. Weiser."
To be held March 1, 2015 – January 3, 2016

"Tiffany Glass: Painting with Color and Light"
"Organized by The Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass in New York City, Tiffany Glass:
Painting with Color and Light is comprised of three windows, 16 lamps, and 75 pieces of
opalescent flat glass that illustrate the rich expanse of color and light available to
the artists at the Tiffany Studios."
To be held September 5, 2015 – January 3, 2016

"Connecticut: 50 Objects/50 Stories"
The objects will bridge centuries, locations, ethnicities, and cultures, each detailing a
distinct personal experience, idea, or action.
To be held April 2, 2015 – September 12, 2015

"Gilded New York"
Inaugurating the Museum’s Tiffany & Co. Foundation Gallery, Gilded New York explores the
city’s visual culture at the end of the 19th century, when its elite class flaunted their
money as never before. The exhibition presents a lavish display of some 100 works, including costumes, jewelry,
portraits, and decorative objects, all created between the mid-1870s and the early 20th century.
To be held November 13 - Ongoing

"Faking It: Originals, Copies, and Counterfeits"
Throughout the past 150 years of fashion history, couture copies, diffusion lines, and
licensing agreements have blurred the line between what is genuine and imitation.
To be held December 2, 2014 - April 25, 2015

"Yves Saint Laurent + Halston: Fashioning the 70s"
"Yves Saint Laurent and Halston were the most famous and influential fashion designers of the
1970s. Drawing inspiration from menswear, foreign cultures, and historical periods,
Saint Laurent and Halston crafted a new, chic, and modern way of dressing that became
synonymous with the sexy and glamorous lifestyle of the decade."
To be held February 6, 2015 - April 18, 2015

"Lauren Bacall: The Look"
A celebration of the film and theater star’s unique style in which Bacall’s own garments
take the spotlight. The exhibition will also explore Bacall’s personal relationships with
several of the fashion designers who dressed her.
To be held March 3 - April 4, 2015

"Global Fashion Capitals"
Global Fashion Capitals will explore the rise of fashion cities over the past 150 years. Global Fashion Capitals aims to broaden the understanding of what constitutes a “fashion capital” and to expand the dialogue on the globalization of the fashion industry during the 21st century.

To be held June 2 – November 14, 2015

"Susanne Bartsch: Fashion as Spectacle and Transformation"
This exhibit will explore the creative links between her 30 years of sartorial self-expression and
its influence on the global fashion scene. Susanne Bartsch has been a highly visible player in
New York City nightlife from the 1980s to the present. Her penchant for extreme fashion and make-up
made her name the equivalent of a couture label for party people around the world.

"Gold and the Gods - Jewels of Ancient Nubia"
This dazzling exhibition focuses on the Museum’s world-class collection of jewelry from Ancient Nubia
(located in what is now Sudan). The Nubian adornments housed at the MFA constitute the most comprehensive
collection outside Khartoum.
To be held July 19, 2013 - May 14, 2017

"China: Through the Looking Glass"
High fashion will be juxtaposed with Chinese costumes, paintings, porcelains, and other art,
as well as films, to reveal enchanting reflections of Chinese imagery.
May 7, 2015 – August 16, 2015

"Arms and Armor - Notable Acquisitions 2003–2014"
This exhibition will focus on approximately thirty works from Europe, the United States, Japan, India,
and Tibet acquired between 2003 and 2014. Beyond the well-established categories of finely decorated armor,
edged weapons, and firearms, the selection will feature drawings and prints, textiles, and other materials that
are vital, but often unrecognized, aspects of the understanding and appreciation of arms and armor as a
universal art form.
November 11, 2014 – December 6, 2015

"The Winchester Bible
A Masterpiece of Medieval Art"
This exhibition features masterfully illuminated pages from two volumes of the magnificent,
lavishly ornamented Winchester Bible. Probably commissioned around 1150 by the wealthy and powerful
Henry of Blois (about 1098–1171), who was the bishop of Winchester (and grandson
of William the Conqueror and King Stephen's brother), the manuscript is the Winchester Cathedral's
single greatest surviving treasure.
October 28, 2014 – January 25, 2015

And many more Exhibits here and the Cloisterscheck out clothing from the previous exhibit:
American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity the modern American woman from 1890 to 1940
Look here to find the Collection Database

"Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe"
The Brooklyn Museum is the only East Coast venue for The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier:
From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk, the first international exhibition dedicated to the
groundbreaking French couturier.
September 10, 2014–February 15, 2015

"Vitra—Design, Architecture, Communication: A European Project with American Roots"
Established in 1950, the family-owned Swiss company Vitra is one of the most innovative design firms
in the world. Renowned for its functional yet inspiring interior designs, furniture, and accessories,
Vitra is internationally recognized for its creative partnerships with design visionaries such as
Philippe Starck, Ron Arad, and Verner Panton.
November 22, 2014 - April 26, 2015

"Silver and Gold Fashions since 1960"(Costume and Textiles Study Gallery)
Explore this presentation of glamorous and glittering dresses and accessories that utilize metallics
in fashion-forward ways. See how designers Yves Saint Laurent, Hubert de Givenchy, Pierre Cardin,
Geoffrey Beene, Paco Rabanne, Rudi Gernreich, and others have used sparkling fabrics, embroidery,
sequins, beads, and linked rings to put a twinkle in your eye..
2014

"Treasures Of the DAR Museum"
The exhibition, looks at quilts and their makers from Maryland and Virginia 1790 to 1860.
The quilts, made from the finest imported fabrics of the time, reflect the refined taste, style,
and wealth of the women artists.
October 3, 2015 – August 30, 2016

"Starstruck: The Fine Art of Astrophotography"
Among the first major exhibitions treating astrophotography as an art genre and presents new scholarship
in this rapidly-evolving field. The exhibition features more than 100 images by 35 artists from around the
world, including Michael Benson, Linda Connor, Robert Gendler, Sharon Harper, David Malin, Thomas Ruff,
Hans-Christian Schink, Alfred Stieglitz, and Jacqueline Woods.
October 28, 2013 - January 26, 2014

"Treasures from the Vault"
The Morgan is home to some of the world's greatest collections of medieval manuscripts,
printed books and bindings, literary manuscripts, private letters and correspondence, and original music.
Treasures from the Vault, an ongoing exhibition series, features works drawn from these diverse
collections in the sumptuous setting of Pierpont Morgan's 1906 Library.
January 13, 2015 through May 10, 2015

Beyond our Region Exhibits

"23rd Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design"
FIDM Museum & Galleries’ popular annual exhibition shines the spotlight on costumes that help bring
memorable film characters to life. This year’s exhibition will feature over 100 costumes representing
20 of 2014’s most notable films in a variety of genres.
February 10–April 25, 2015

Star Wars™ and the Power of Costume
(Rebel, Jedi, Princess, Queen)
Presenting nearly 60 hand-crafted costumes from the first six blockbuster Star Wars films, Rebel,
Jedi, Princess, Queen: Star Wars™ and the Power of Costume uncovers the intricate processes and the
remarkable artistry of George Lucas, the concept artists, and designers—and reveals the powerful
connection between character and costume

"Wedding Dresses 1775-2014"
This exhibition will trace the development of the fashionable white wedding dress and its treatment
by key fashion designers such as Charles Frederick Worth, Norman Hartnell, Charles James, John Galliano,
Christian Lacroix, Vivienne Westwood and Vera Wang offering a panorama of fashion over the last twocenturies.
3 May 2014 – 15 March 2015

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain"
This exhibition will look at the extremes of footwear from around the globe, presenting around 200 pairs of shoes
ranging from a sandal decorated in pure gold leaf original.
13 June – 31 January 2016

"The Fabric of India"
This will be the first major exhibition to explore the dynamic and multifaceted world of handmade textiles
from India. It will include a spectacular 18th-century tent belonging to Tipu Sultan, a stunning range of
historic costume, highly prized textiles made for international trade, and cutting-edge fashion by celebrated
Indian designers.
3 October – 10 January 2016

Bellville Sassoon: A Life in Fashion
Twenty five choice evening dresses have been assembled by Mr Sassoon,...A centre
piece of the display in Bath will be three ensembles designed by Bellville Sassoon for Diana, Princess of Wales, including
the cantaloupe melon silk ‘going-away’ outfit, that she wore as a young bride in July 1981.
January 25 - January 18, 2015

Great Names of Fashion
Dior and Balenciaga, Vionnet and Yves Saint Laurent - the history of modern fashion is signposted by a handful
of major fashion designers whose work shaped the look of a generation. A new display at the Fashion Museum in 2015
will showcase beautiful evening dresses by a number of these great names of fashion history from the early 20th century
to the present day.
31 January 2015 - 1 January 2017